It always seems to start with me taking something simple and adding unnecessary elements, and/or speculation. This time I was actually tipped off about an offhand hashtag in a certain someone's Instagram post.

We saw the pictures of Shane and Oliver dancing--- if I had to be wrong about the song they danced to, there would be no better song to which I would acquiesce than "And So It Goes." I had about 3 hours of unadulterated excitement before the following occurred:

﻿Okay, so my dreams might be crushed---but there's still an argument to be made as to why, even at this juncture, it might have been a viable option. But there's just as good an argument why we should let it go! We'll take a look at both.

And So It [Returns]

Way back in the day we discussed Shane and Oliver's long game strategies in their relationship with one another. It was based on the premise that each Shane and Oliver had ways of trying to drop hints of their interest in one another without letting it slip in a pre-Holly (pre-divorce) era.﻿

Song choice is everything.

Remember that one of Shane's tactics was choosing "And So It Goes" for the showcase. Had Oliver been keen to hear it, he would have heard Shane essentially pouring her heart out through the song choice. Given the title of the upcoming film is From The Heart, it wouldn't be too far-fetched to think that Oliver might, in retrospect, have picked up on that fact. This would be his chance to acknowledge and reciprocate the sentiment.

This analysis completely bypasses the song's dual application as a song from Oliver to Holly, which is also absolutely the case regarding "And So It Goes." But I try to discuss Holly as little as possible nowadays (for obvious reasons).

﻿And So It Goes [For Good]

It seems every few episodes or movies we get a song that re-establishes how ShOliver is viewing their relationship. As a result, that song seemingly "replaces" its predecessor.

In this case, "And So It Goes" is replaced by Peter Katz's "It Was You" in Truth Be Told. No question, as we discussed in Where Are They Now, Part II, that there is a distinct shift in how Oliver is viewing his relationship with Shane. There is no possibility of a "dual application" here. In every way "It Was You" is directed specifically at Oliver's growing feelings for Shane. The Billy Joel ballad is so far in the past at this point I need binoculars to see it.

Love is definitely in the air...

Given that Shane and Oliver appear, at least in the promo and promotional photos, to be officially "courting" in From The Heart, the idea that "new song [with a] new meaning" is in order makes all the sense in the world.

Then the question becomes: What song is it? And, perhaps more importantly---what does it mean?!

I love "And So It Goes" and find myself humming or singing it all the time especially after I've watched "The Masterpiece. But I think we need a new song. Oliver and Shane are in a completely different place now.

I've been wracking my brain to think of a suitable choice (not that it matters because the song has already been chosen and we'll hear it in 20 days). But I think we have to consider that it will have to be something we'll recognize from the music alone.The pictures clearly show that the music is performed by a 3 piece string ensemble. Unless Oliver sings to Shane, I think there will be no lyrics. Anyone have any ideas of the song they might dance to using that criteria?